Why did Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen file for divorce and what has she said?
SUPER model Gisele Bündchen has broken her silence for the first time after divorcing NFL legend Tom Brady.
The power couple were inseparable for 13 years but the 42-year-old has now revealed her truth about the split - here's everything we know.
Why did Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen file for divorce?
The Brazilian actress and model has put circulating rumors to bed in the first in-depth interview since the divorce was announced on October, 28, 2022.
She spoke with Vanity Fair and stated the separation from Brady was the "death of my dream".
"It’s tough because you imagine your life was going to be a certain way, and you did everything you could, you know?" She added.
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"I believed in fairy tales when I was a kid. I think it’s beautiful to believe in that. I mean, I’m so grateful I did."
She squashed tales that once made headlines about Brady's career being the catalyst to their divorce.
She those allegations were "very hurtful" and "the craziest thing I've ever heard."
“Listen, I have always cheered for him, and I would continue forever,” the 42-year-old continued.
“If there’s one person I want to be the happiest in the world, it’s him, believe me.
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"I want him to achieve and to conquer. I want all his dreams to come true. That’s what I want, really, from the bottom of my heart.”
The model emphasised she was always Brady's biggest supporter and the reasons for separation "take years to happen" and their divorce was "not so black and white".
Overall, the main reason for their marriage ending was categorized by Gisele as simply growing apart.
She explained: "When I was 26 years old and he was 29 years old, we met, we wanted a family, we wanted things together.
"As time goes by, we realize that we just wanted different things, and now we have a choice to make."
But she insisted she still carries a lot of love for the NFL star.
Brady and his former wife took to social media to announce the split with their own statements back in 2022.
On Tom's profile, the NFL star said: "In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage.
"We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together.
"We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center of our world in every way."
The Super Bowl champion shared: "We will continue to work together as parents to always ensure they receive the love and attention they deserve.
"We arrived at this decision to end our marriage after much consideration.
"Doing so is, of course, painful and difficult, like is for many people who go through the same thing every day around the world.
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"However we wish only the best for each other as we pursue whatever new chapters in our lives that are yet to be written."
On Gisele's profile, she told her followers: "With much gratitude for our time together, Tom and I have amicably finalized our divorce.
"My priority has always been and will continue to be our children whom I love with all my heart.
"We will continue co-parenting to give them out love, care, and attention they greatly deserve."
When did they marry?
Tom and Gisele tied the knot in February 26, 2009, and held their wedding in Santa Monica, California.
It was a whirlwind marriage after Tom proposed just over a month earlier on Friday, January 9.
The New England Patriots alum revealed that it took the former love-birds only 10 days to plan their ceremony.
He told GQ: "I think you always have this idea that weddings need to be 200 people and you invite everybody, and I'm all for it if people want to do that.
"But I think there was really something special about just having our parents there.
"We planned the wedding in, like, 10 days, and it was perfect. We had champagne, a cake, some ice cream. It was a great night."
Although they had well-publicized prior romances, their marriage to each other was the first wedding for both parties.
How did Tom and Gisele meet?
In December 2006, the footballer and the supermodel began dating after they were introduced to each other by a mutual friend.
Brady told WSJ Magazine previously: "I think the one phone call that changed my life was my friend Ed, who called me one day and he said, 'I have this girl and I think you should call her'".
They made their relationship official to the public in January 2007 after dating from just before Christmas.
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Do Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have any children?
The couple welcomed their first child, son Benjamin Rein Brady who is now 12, in 2009.
Their daughter, Vivian Lake Brady, 8, was born in 2012.
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Brady is also the proud father to son John from his previous relationship with John Wick actress Bridget Moynahan.
Their divorce and custody agreement was finalised last Friday, March 17, and the former couple agreed that their kids will have "full access to both [parents], whenever they want," according to People.